Apr 27, 2014

This is in front of the Tacoma History Museum. Happy to see my art up so big. I'm starting to get excited about the opening on May 17th. If you are in the Seattle/Tacoma area, you are invited! Hope to see you there! :D

Apr 24, 2014

Due to the large number of you expressing concern regarding the timing of this particular challenge, and the willingness to participate given a bit more time, I've decided (with Mr. Dotz's blessing) to extend the challenge out for another two weeks.

The new final date for submission is Thursday, May 8th, 2014 at 12:00 am PST.
Hopefully this will give all of you who just haven't had the time to take part, an opportunity to participate-we hope to see a lot of new submissions with this new two week extension.

Remember, all of the information regarding the challenge can be found on the original post here:

Apr 22, 2014

Madeline Mercier might be a fanciful girl who builds castles in the air, but when she finds the Shadow Gate, everything changes. Her home, Eclipse Island, will never be the same, and neither will she.

"The Shadow Gate," written by Myra McEntire, is now published and available on-line at StoryBird web-site.

This book is part of StoryBird's new long format books, in which new chapters of the story will be released periodically. Publisher Weekly just features an article about this exciting new digital publishing platform.

Something I came up with a few years ago for a video game company I used to work for. I had to stock an entire gas station environment with product art, and Warren Dotz's Ad Boy was my main inspiration for the items. It's an awesome resource, and I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store with his new titles!

“My interest now takes me to the super cute and quirky world of Dog and Cat food label art. I own the worlds largest collection of dog and cat food labels from the 40’-70’s. I selected the best and boldest and paired them with a modern design and insightful quotes and contemporary observations about dogs and cats (and their owners.) So these are also gift books. Pet food label art as a book has never been done before!”

I've recently had an opportunity to pour over both of these great books myself, and let me tell you, they are fantastic! You're going to love them! Chock full of the best dog and cat inspired label art out there, a must have for any lover of vintage advertising or illustration!

Interested? Here are the official rules and how to enter!

1.) Simply post your very own original vintage inspired label art (40's to 70's) with a dog or cat theme.

2.) Tag your entry with one of two labels: Dog Food for Thought or Cat Food for Thought. (This is very important so that your entry(s) will be sure to be considered appropriately for the challenge.)

Each piece labelled appropriately will be reviewed, and you may enter as many submissions as you like.

The challenge will end on Thursday, April 24th, 2014 at 12:00 am PST.UPDATE: The challenge has been extended by two weeks! The new final date for submission is Thursday, May 8th, 2014 at 12:00 am PST.

Again, the illustrator with the winning submission will receive a copy of both Dog Food for Thought, and Cat Food for Thought.

Apr 2, 2014

Some of my sketchbook characters decided to spend the month in a wonderful cafe called "Ninas Café Klatsch" here in Hamm, Germany. I took them there last night so they can watch Ninas guests having delicious cupcakes and soups for the next 4 weeks.